CLS AUTO SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05036770 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£426.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £426,066
Cash YoY
+19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£418k
↑ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£426k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
£490k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£98k£196k£294k£392k£490kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£475.8k£400.4k
Current assets£489.6k£430.1k
Cash£418.3k£351.8k
Debtors£69.8k£77.8k
Net assets£426.1k£400.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-26
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    SANFILIPPO, Teresa Maria appointed
    director
  6. 2023-09-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-11-30
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  9. 2021-11-17
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  10. 2021-01-19
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  11. 2019-11-20
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  12. 2019-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  15. 2016-12-09
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  16. 2016-02-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2004-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As CLS AUTO SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2004-02-06
    ➕
    SANFILIPPO, Teresa Maria appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-02-06
    ➕
    SANFILIPPO, Cologero Lillo appointed
    director
  20. 2004-02-06
    ➕
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-02-06
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    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Cologero Lillo Sanfilippo
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Teresa Maria Sanfilippo
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

C/O Krpm Business Solutions Limited Little Bursdon
Hartland
Bideford
Devon
EX39 6HB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

SANFILIPPO, Teresa Maria→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-06
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Active
SANFILIPPO, Cologero Lillo→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-02-06
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Active
SANFILIPPO, Teresa Maria→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-09-26
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Active
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-06 · resigned 2004-02-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-08
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accounts · AA
2025-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-19